Gerald B Hickson

Summary

Affiliation: Vanderbilt University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Identifying and addressing communication failures as a means of reducing unnecessary malpractice claims
    Gerald B Hickson
    Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-4220, USA
    N C Med J 68:362-4. 2007
  2. ncbi Physician practice behavior and litigation risk: evidence and opportunity
    Gerald B Hickson
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Clin Obstet Gynecol 51:688-99. 2008
  3. ncbi A complementary approach to promoting professionalism: identifying, measuring, and addressing unprofessional behaviors
    Gerald B Hickson
    Department of Medical Education and Administration, Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    Acad Med 82:1040-8. 2007
  4. ncbi Patient complaints and malpractice risk in a regional healthcare center
    Gerald B Hickson
    Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    South Med J 100:791-6. 2007
  5. ncbi Gaps in enrollment from a Medicaid managed care program: effects on emergency department visits and hospitalizations for children with asthma
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Children s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8555, USA
    Med Care 43:718-25. 2005
  6. ncbi Patient complaints and malpractice risk
    Gerald B Hickson
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    JAMA 287:2951-7. 2002
  7. ncbi Trends in prescribing of antipsychotic medications for US children
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 6:79-83. 2006
  8. ncbi Health care access of Hispanic young adults in the United States
    S Todd Callahan
    Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212 3100, USA
    J Adolesc Health 39:627-33. 2006
  9. ncbi New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in TennCare
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Suite 5028 MCE, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:753-9. 2004
  10. ncbi Family reports of care denials for children enrolled in TennCare
    Robert S Valet
    School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8555, USA
    Pediatrics 114:e37-42. 2004

Detail Information

Publications18

  1. ncbi Identifying and addressing communication failures as a means of reducing unnecessary malpractice claims
    Gerald B Hickson
    Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-4220, USA
    N C Med J 68:362-4. 2007
  2. ncbi Physician practice behavior and litigation risk: evidence and opportunity
    Gerald B Hickson
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Clin Obstet Gynecol 51:688-99. 2008
    ..Physicians who disrupt the emotional ecosystem increase liability for themselves and team members. A method of identifying physicians at increased risk and a strategy for intervening to reverse the pattern is described...
  3. ncbi A complementary approach to promoting professionalism: identifying, measuring, and addressing unprofessional behaviors
    Gerald B Hickson
    Department of Medical Education and Administration, Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    Acad Med 82:1040-8. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi Patient complaints and malpractice risk in a regional healthcare center
    Gerald B Hickson
    Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    South Med J 100:791-6. 2007
    ..To study the association between physicians' complaint records and their risk management experiences in a regional healthcare center...
  5. ncbi Gaps in enrollment from a Medicaid managed care program: effects on emergency department visits and hospitalizations for children with asthma
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Children s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8555, USA
    Med Care 43:718-25. 2005
    ..For high-risk children with asthma enrolled in Medicaid, loss of Medicaid coverage is a potential threat to access to quality asthma care...
  6. ncbi Patient complaints and malpractice risk
    Gerald B Hickson
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    JAMA 287:2951-7. 2002
    ..If malpractice risk is related in large measure to factors such as patient dissatisfaction with interpersonal behaviors, care and treatment, and access, it might be possible to monitor physicians' risk of being sued...
  7. ncbi Trends in prescribing of antipsychotic medications for US children
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 6:79-83. 2006
    ..To identify frequencies of prescribing for antipsychotics among all US children...
  8. ncbi Health care access of Hispanic young adults in the United States
    S Todd Callahan
    Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212 3100, USA
    J Adolesc Health 39:627-33. 2006
    ..Given the heterogeneity of the Hispanic population, the specific aims of this study were to assess health insurance coverage and health care access and utilization for different Hispanic subgroups young adults in the U.S...
  9. ncbi New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in TennCare
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Suite 5028 MCE, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:753-9. 2004
    ....
  10. ncbi Family reports of care denials for children enrolled in TennCare
    Robert S Valet
    School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8555, USA
    Pediatrics 114:e37-42. 2004
    ....
  11. ncbi Medical malpractice claims risk in urology: an empirical analysis of patient complaint data
    C J Stimson
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    J Urol 183:1971-6. 2010
    ..We investigated whether patient complaint experience differs among urologists, and whether urological subspecialists generate distinct quantities and types of complaints...
  12. ncbi The use of a multidisciplinary morbidity and mortality conference to incorporate ACGME general competencies
    Rondi M Kauffmann
    Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2730, USA
    J Surg Educ 68:303-8. 2011
    ....
  13. ncbi Best practices for basic and advanced skills in health care service recovery: a case study of a re-admitted patient
    Anna C Hayden
    Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 36:310-8. 2010
    ..CONCLUSION: Using best practices in service recovery enables the organization to do its best to make right what patients and family members experience as wrong...
  14. ncbi Prescriptions for contraindicated category X drugs in pregnancy among women enrolled in TennCare
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8555, USA
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 18:106-11. 2004
    ....
  15. ncbi Very early exposure to erythromycin and infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
    William O Cooper
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Suite 5028 MCE, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:647-50. 2002
    ..To assess the link between very early erythromycin exposure and pyloric stenosis in young infants...
  16. ncbi Confidentiality and privacy in health care from the patient's perspective: does HIPAA help?
    Ilene N Moore
    Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA
    Health Matrix Clevel 17:215-72. 2007
  17. ncbi Characteristics of families that complain following pediatric emergency visits
    Kecia N Carroll
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 5:326-31. 2005
    ..We investigated whether visits by patients of different race/ethnicities were equally represented in unsolicited complaints filed with a medical center's Office of Patient Affairs (OPA) regarding pediatric emergency visits...
  18. ncbi Factors affecting pediatricians' reporting of suspected child maltreatment
    Veronica L Gunn
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 5:96-101. 2005
    ..To identify factors associated with pediatricians' decision not to report suspected child maltreatment...